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CHAPTER 1 (LANGUAGE REPERTOIRE) Flashcards

1
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(noun) trivial talk; conversations about unimportant matters

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CHATTER

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2
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(adjective) placed in a protective spot

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NESTLED

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(adjective) innumerable: a great many

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COUNTLESS

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(noun) cover

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LID

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(noun) the state of being forgotten

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OBLIVION

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(noun) a large chest or box with hinges and a lock

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TRUNK

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(noun) a coin worth one cent

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PENNY

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(noun) a coin worth five cents

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NICKEL

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(noun) a coin worth ten cents

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DIME

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(noun) a coin worth twenty-five cents

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QUARTER

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(noun) a coin worth one dollar

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LOONIE OR LOONY

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(noun) a coin worth two dollars

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TOONIE OR TOONY

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(verb) to scream or to yell

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TO HOLLER

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(verb) to crush or to flatten

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TO SQUISH

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(noun) an obstacle or difficulty

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HURDLE

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(adjective) dishonest or illegal

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CROOKED

17
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(noun) a mark left on the skin after a wound or injury

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SCAR

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(noun) a fixed charge or tax paid for the privilege of using a bridge or a road

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TOLL

19
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(noun) an invention, machine, or technique

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DEVICE

20
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(adjective) repulsive, extremely ugly to look at

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HIDEOUS

21
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(adjective) dangerous

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VICIOUS

22
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(verb) to speak in anger or hostility

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TO SNARL

23
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(verb) to scream

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TO SHRIEK

24
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(verb) to permit

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TO ALLOW

25
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(noun) hat, gloves, cards, accessories

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PROPS

26
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(adjective) friendly, sociable

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OUTGOING

27
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(noun) a lack of respect

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CONTEMPT

28
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(adjective) extremely angry

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LIVID

29
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(verb) to shine

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TO SPARKLE

30
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(adjective) a soft silver-white metal

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TIN

31
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(noun) a long flat narrow board used for putting things on

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SHELF

32
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(noun) the type of people that a book, a program, an advertisement etc. is supposed to attract

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AUDIENCE

33
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(noun) words at the top of each page in a dictionary to indicate what is the first word and the last word of the page

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GUIDE WORDS

34
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(expression) it is very expensive

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IF SOMETHING COSTS A “PRETTY PENNY”

35
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(expression) you are eager to spend money, often in a wasteful manner

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IF MONEY “BURNS A HOLE IN YOUR POCKET”

36
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(expression) we shouldn’t spend or waste money, but save it

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“A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY EARNED”

37
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(expression) is a rich, often extravagant person

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“MONEYBAGS”

38
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(expression) you give your opinion about something

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“ADD YOUR TWO CENTS WORTH”

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